Report from Florida Chamber of Commerce; Report on Workgroup on Financial Aid; Approve, Interim BOG Leadership; Approve, UWF request to extend Board Leadership through presidential search; Approve areas of Programmatic Strategic Emphasis; SUS ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Board of Governors, State University System of Florida announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: November 20, 2008, 12:00 Noon – 5:00 p.m.

PLACE: Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, 505 W. Pensacola St., Tallahassee, FL

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Report from Florida Chamber of Commerce; Report on Workgroup on Financial Aid; Approve, Interim BOG Leadership; Approve, UWF request to extend Board Leadership through presidential search; Approve areas of Programmatic Strategic Emphasis; SUS Enrollment Plans; Approve notice of BOG Regulations: 6.017, Criteria for Award of the Baccalaureate Degree; 3.006, Accreditation; 3.004, Honorary Degrees; 3.009, Student Financial Aid; 6.009, Admission of International Students to SUS institutions; 6.010, Student Affairs Administration; 6.0115, Observance of Religious Holidays; 6.018, Substitution or Modification of Requirements for Program Admission, Undergraduate Transfer, and for Graduation by Students with Disabilities; 6.022, Veterans Benefits – Inmate Students; 10.004, Educational Research Centers for Child Development; Final Approval, BOG Regulations 9.013, Auxiliary Operations; and 14.0055, Certification and Competitive Selection for Construction Management Services and Design-Build Services; Approve Request for Concurrency Funding for Master Planning Updates; Status Report, BOG Audit Committee; Status Report, Shared Services Initiative; Status Report, Chancellor Search Committee; Review BOG Substantive Legislative Agenda; and other matters pertaining to the Board of Governors.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mikey Bestebreurtje, Corporate Secretary, Board of Governors, 1614 Turlington Building, 325 W. Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Office of Access and Equity, DOE at [phone], Voice. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.

For more information, you may contact: Mikey Bestebreurtje, Corporate Secretary, Board of Governors, 1614 Turlington Building, 325 W. Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.